PSHS-SMC Scholars are Among Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad Awardees
The Philippines representatives, especially the delegates from Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus shone glisteningly amidst contenders from countries like Bulgaria, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Kyrgyzstan, Brazil, Iran, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Ghana, Azerbaijan, and Australia during the recently concluded 2021 Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO) Final Round.
The international contest was done through online platform EKLAVVYA last August 28, 2021 and as the result was live streamed via the YouTube channel Olympiad Champion last October 3, 2021, the following PSHS-SMC scholars were recognized for their outstanding performance:
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SSD Chief Wins Second Place in the 3 Minute Pitch to Policymakers Competition of DOST-PCHRD
Mr. Michael A. Casas, Chief of the Student Services Division of PSHS SMC, won second place in the 3 minute Pitch to Policymakers Competition Organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) last August 10, 2021. The event was held via Zoom and was participated by nine participants from nine different regions in the Philippines.
The competition invites researchers with completed funded projects by DOST-PCHRD to pitch their research findings to policymakers for possible policy formulation. Mr. Casas pitched his policy proposition entitled “Positioning the Philippines as the Traditional Medicines Hub of the World with Chromatography” after completing his DOST-PCHRD funded research entitled “Chromatographic Approaches in the Analysis of Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) and Vitex negundo (Lagundi).” He remarks that through his policy proposition, the traditional medicines sector of the country will be empowered.
After landing the second spot in the contest, Mr. Casas will receive Php 20,000.00 cash from DOST-PCHRD.
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